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LATAM touches down in Melbourne
/ | 3 Comments on LATAM touches down in MelbourneLATAM Airlines says its new Melbourne-Santiago nonstop service will offer travellers from this part of the world more convenient connections to South America and beyond. The three-times-a-week offering kicked off on Friday, when LA805, operated by Boeing 787-9 CC-BGN, touched down at Tullamarine a little after 1830, following a near 15-hour journey from Santiago. The
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Boeing names Newell as regional director for SA
/ | 2 Comments on Boeing names Newell as regional director for SABoeing has appointed Brett Newell to lead its growing defence presence in South Australia. Expanding on his role as program lead for the P-8A Poseidon, Newell will now oversee the expansion of Boeing Defence Australia’s operations in SA, including in areas such as community engagement, local industry collaboration, education partnerships and employee growth, the company
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Air New Zealand welcomes arrival of first premium heavy 787-9
/ | 11 Comments on Air New Zealand welcomes arrival of first premium heavy 787-9Air New Zealand has taken delivery of the first of four Boeing 787-9 featuring a premium heavy configuration that offers more flexibility in how it deploys the fleet as markets develop. The 787-9, ZK-NZL, landed in Auckland a little before 1900 local time on Sunday, following its ferry flight from the United States. It is
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Schiebel counting down to CAMCOPTER S-100 delivery to RAN
/ | 6 Comments on Schiebel counting down to CAMCOPTER S-100 delivery to RANSchiebel program manager Fabian Knechtl says the first of its heavy fuel powered CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is scheduled to be delivered by November. The Department of Defence signed a contract with Schiebel Group for the supply of Camcopter S-100 UAVs to meet the RAN’s interim vertical
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Virgin Australia to reduce Los Angeles flights as 777s undergo maintenance checks
| 23 Comments on Virgin Australia to reduce Los Angeles flights as 777s undergo maintenance checksVirgin Australia will offer a reduced schedule on its flights from Australia to Los Angeles in late 2017 and early 2018 as its Boeing 777-300ERs undergo scheduled maintenance. There will be three fewer flights a week under the temporary schedule which will be on operation during a two-month period from October 17 to December 5
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Thai Airways touches down as Melbourne’s third A350 operator
/ | 9 Comments on Thai Airways touches down as Melbourne’s third A350 operatorThai Airways has become Australia’s fourth Airbus A350-900 operator with the arrival of flight TG465 at Melbourne Tullamarine. A350-900 HS-THH touched down at Melbourne at about 1320 on Sunday, after its nine-hour journey from Bangkok. The aircraft was on the ground for about three hours before operating the reciprocal TG466 to Bangkok. Thai previously served
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